New Year Balkan Tour 3 Nights 4 Days PRN-PRN THY 26251
NEW YEAR BALKAN TRIANGLE TOUR VISA-FREE !!!
WITH THY
ALBANIA – NORTH MACEDONIA – KOSOVO
3 NIGHTS 4 DAYS – ACCOMMODATION IN 4* HOTELS
NO MANDATORY EXTRA PAYMENTS
3 COUNTRIES - 3 CAPITALS
Tirana – Elbasan – Struga – Ohrid – Resne – Bitola (Manastır) – Tetova (Kalkandelen) – Skopje – Pristina – Prizren
Tour Departure Date: DECEMBER 31
Day 1 Istanbul – Pristina – (Prizren) – Skopje
Meeting in front of the International Departures Terminal, Istanbul Atatürk Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Pristina at 08:25 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1017. Arrival in Pristina at 08:05. After passport, baggage and customs procedures, we leave the airport for a city tour of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, one of the youngest states in the world with a majority Muslim Albanian population. Upon arrival in Pristina, we begin our city tour. Places to visit include Mother Teresa Street, Çarşı Mosque built by Sultan Bayezid in the 15th century, the clock tower from the 19th century, Sultan Murad Mosque built by II. Fatih Sultan Mehmed in 1461, the Hamam, Yaşar Paşa Mosque whose construction began in the 16th century and was completed in the 19th century, and an Ottoman mansion from the 19th century now used as the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. After the city tour, free time until the flight departure. Guests who wish can join the extra Prizren – Sultan Murat Hüdavendigar Mausoleum tour organized by our guide (45 EUR). In this tour, we first visit the Kosovo Field where the Battle of Kosovo took place and the mausoleum of Sultan Murat Hüdavendigar who fell as a martyr there. After the visit, we continue our journey to reach Prizren. We take a city tour in Prizren, one of the most charming cities in the Balkans and where the Turkish population is most concentrated. After visits to Şadırvan Square, Halveti Tekke, Sinan Paşa Mosque, Bayraklı Mosque and Prizren Bridge, we have a photo and coffee break. With the end of the tour, we travel to Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. For New Year celebrations, we join the festivities held in the city square. (Return transfers are at the guests' own expense.)
Day 2 Skopje – (Tetova (Kalkandelen) – Matka Canyon) – Ohrid
After breakfast at the hotel, we take a panoramic city tour. In our half-day panoramic tour introducing Skopje, the birthplace of our famous poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı; Old Train Station, monument and house of philanthropist Mother Teresa born in Skopje, Stone Bridge, Castle Walls, Old City from the Ottoman period, Çarşı and Ottoman architectural heritage in the Balkans including Mustafa Paşa, Sultan Murad and Gazi Isa Bey Mosques, Davud Paşa Hamam, Kapan, Sulu and Kurşunlu Han are among the places to visit with outdoor descriptions. After our visits, free time for shopping in the Turkish Bazaar. After meeting, we depart for Ohrid, the pearl of North Macedonia. Guests who wish can join the extra Tetova (Kalkandelen) – Matka Canyon tour organized by our guide (30 EUR). In this tour, we first carry out our program with a pleasant walk in the uniquely beautiful Matka Canyon and a photo break amidst unique nature views. Afterwards, we visit Tetova (Kalkandelen), the country's 3rd largest city and where the Albanian population is most concentrated. We visit the Alaca Mosque and Imaret built by two sisters. After our visit, we continue our journey to Ohrid and check into our hotel. Overnight at our Ohrid hotel.
Day 3 Ohrid (St.Naum – Resne – Bitola (Manastır))
After breakfast at the hotel, during the tour to be carried out in Ohrid, named after Lake Ohrid, one of the largest lakes in the Balkans; Çınar Square, Turkish Bazaar, Haydar Kadı Mosque, Pir Mehmet Hayati Mosque and its tekke with Bedesten, Aya Dimitri Church, Hagia Sophia Church, Aya Klement Monastery, Aya Kaneo Church, Aya Pantelejmon Church, Samoil Fortress and historical Ohrid streets forming examples of civil architecture are among the places to visit. After our tour, free time for shopping in Ohrid bazaar. During the free time given in Ohrid, guests who wish can join the extra Lake Ohrid Boat Tour to be organized (15 EUR). Guests who wish can join the full-day St.Naum – Resne – Manastır tour organized by our guide (65 EUR). Meeting by car in front of the hotel and starting the journey to carry out our program. In our tour, first we arrive at St. Naum with a journey of approximately 1 hour amidst magnificent views. We visit the source where Lake Ohrid originates. After visiting this natural wonder, which is considered the depiction of Paradise by the saints of the city and where the Cyrillic Alphabet was born in the Slavic Orthodox denomination, we move to Resne. In Resne, we see the palace of Niyazi Bey from Resne, one of the three most famous figures of Ittihad and Terakki and who became famous due to his benefits in the Turkish-Greek war, and then arrive in Bitola. During our city tour of Manastır (Bitola); Şirok Sokak, Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten, Ishak Paşa and Yeni Mosque, Clock Tower are visited, and we visit the Manastır Military High School building where Atatürk graduated and the Atatürk Memorial Room Museum, experiencing the most emotional moments of the tour. After the program, return journey to Ohrid. Overnight at our hotel. Guests who wish can join the Macedonian Night tour to be organized extra by our guide (45 EUR).
Day 4 Ohrid – Elbasan - Tirana – Pristina- Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, leaving Ohrid, we arrive in Tirana via Elbasan through the Albania border crossing. We will carry out a panoramic tour introducing this beautiful city that remained between wars throughout the 20th century, lived under Enver Hoxha's dictatorship regime for 40 years, is a mountainous country of the Balkans, was developed by Süleyman Paşa in 1614 and became the capital of Albania in 1920. Some of the places we will see during our tour are Ethem Bey Mosque, historic Clock Tower, National Museum, Opera and Ballet Building, Parliament and Prime Ministry Buildings, Presidential Mansion, Mother Teresa Statue and İskender Bey Square. After our Tirana tour, short free time. After meeting, transfer to Pristina airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 20:30 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1020. Arrival in Istanbul at 23:55. Hope to see you on your next trip...
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Outbound Flight |
Outbound Date |
Outbound Route |
Outbound Departure |
Outbound Arrival |
Return Flight |
Return Date |
Return Route |
Return Departure |
Return Arrival |
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TK 1017 |
31.12.2026 |
IST-PRN |
08:30 |
08:15 |
TK1020 |
03.01.2027 |
PRN-IST |
20:35 |
00:20* |
What's Included
* Turkish Airlines Istanbul – Pristina / Pristina – Istanbul Economy Class Flight Tickets
* Local Transportation Services
* Local professional Turkish-speaking guide services
* 3 Nights Total Accommodation with Breakfast Included: 2 Nights in Ohrid and 1 Night in Skopje at 4-star Hotels
* Panoramic city tours of Pristina, Ohrid, Skopje, and Tirana
* Mandatory local guide services in some cities
* All highway checkpoint and parking fees
* City Taxes
* Customs Duties
* Panoramic city tours as specified in the program
* Airport taxes and transfer fees
Not Included
* Museum and historical site entrance fees.
* Extras charged at the hotel and all personal expenses
* Extra tours
* Lunch and dinner meals
* All excursions and tours not specified in the program.
* Driver service (tip) (5 EUR per person)
* Optional guide tips
* Exit fee for traveling abroad.
* International travel health insurance
General Information
- To be able to shop and spend in all countries included in the program during the tour, it is sufficient for us to have Euros. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- For our New Year tours, guests who wish to purchase the Gala Dinner extra must pay the Gala Dinner fee at the time of tour registration.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, seat rotation (seat changing) is applied daily in the seating plan; fixed seats and front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including spirits with less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour, guides may make changes to the program flow while ensuring that all places specified in the program are shown, depending on weather and road conditions.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour date. If the cancellation is made less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if 20 days or less remain, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports obtained from Turkish authorities, work permission letters, etc., submitted with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels and services to be received outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Viyatravel.
- In cases where the tour program provides only category information without specifying names and/or offers options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by Viyatravel 2 days before the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Viyatravel 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability; in these rooms, the bed assigned to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 additional bed. Since additional beds are foldable or referred to as coach beds, participants booking triple rooms for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding in the room and the type of bed.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, generally as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for general introduction of cities and conducted panoramically with guide commentary from inside the vehicle; they do not include entrance fees to museums or historical sites. If panoramic tours cannot be carried out because local authorities do not allow visiting or entering them on the scheduled day and time (including other tours specified in the program), due to closed roads caused by any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, Viyatravel shall not be held responsible for the inability to conduct said tours. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, within available means, at points where vehicles are not allowed due to closed roads or access restrictions.
- Waiting times at customs gates crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits; Viyatravel cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Viyatravel partner we use, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not met, excursions may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums and historical sites at the destinations are open or closed, and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from that point after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for individuals participating in flight-based tours are personal processes and must be completed by the guest at the airport counters of the relevant airline or online via the airline's website prior to the flight.
- Viyatravel is not responsible for guests failing to board their flights due to not being present at the specified airport at the times announced by Viyatravel for tour participation, failing to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or completing these procedures on time but not boarding the aircraft. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets required for missed passengers to join the tour, as well as all transfer costs in the destination area, are borne by the passengers themselves.
- Viyatravel acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Viyatravel is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchases the tour accepting the risk of time changes. Children aged 0-2 years do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows based on the number of passengers. The vehicle types listed below are determined according to the number of people in each tour.
Buses: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz, *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups up to 16 people) *Vw Volt, *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have accepted the above terms upon completing the tour sale.